Our News

Oct 14, 2024

See Acoustical Focus in action and Southeast NATIA 2024

We will be demonstrating our Acoustical Focus application for audio forensics, speech extraction, and acoustic analysis at the NATIA 2024 Southeast Chapter Training & Technology Exhibition in Nashville, TN, on December 4th and 5th.

Oct 7, 2024

See Acoustical Focus in action at TSU 2024

We will be demonstrating our Acoustical Focus application for audio forensics, speech extraction, and acoustic analysis at the National Technical Surveillance Professional Development Forum in Nottingham, UK, between November 4th and 6th, 2024.

Sep 30, 2024

See Acoustical Focus in action at the 2024 Fall MATIA

We will be demonstrating our Acoustical Focus application for audio forensics, speech extraction, and acoustic analysis at the 2024 Fall Mid-Atlantic Chapter Technology Exhibition in Atlantic City, New Jersey between November 5th and 6th.

Sep 25, 2024

See Acoustical Focus in action at Future Forces 2024

We will be demonstrating our Acoustical Focus application for audio forensics, speech extraction, and acoustic analysis at the Future Forces International Exhibition 2024 Advanced Technologies in Defence and Security in Prague, Czech Republic between October 16th and 18th.

Sep 5, 2024

News Coverage by the BBC

Emma Woollacott's brilliant article for the BBC about Wave Science's cocktail party breakthrough is excellent reading.

Aug 27, 2024

Steady Progress with Acoustical Focus: What's New and What's Coming

Wave Sciences is committed to continuously enhancing Acoustical Focus to meet the evolving needs of our valued users. We're excited to share some updates on our latest releases and what's on the horizon. Read on to learn more.

Jul 1, 2024

See Acoustical Focus in action at NATIA 2024

We will be demonstrating our Acoustical Focus application for audio forensics, speech extraction, and acoustic analysis at the National Technical Investigator's Association Training Conference and Exhibition 2024 in Providence, Rhode Island between July 16th and 18th, 2024.

May 28, 2024

US Patent Office Grants New Patent for GLIMPSE Computational Acoustics Engine

We are thrilled to announce that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted us a new patent for our groundbreaking GLIMPSE computational acoustics engine. Read on to learn more.

Feb 12, 2024

See Acoustical Focus in action at Security & Policing 2024

We will be demonstrating our Acoustical Focus(tm) application for audio forensics, speech enhancement, and source separation at Security & Policing 2024 in UK between 12-14 March 2024.

Feb 9, 2024

NBC Dateline episode on the Dan Markel murder case

For those following the Dan Markel murder case (Florida, USA), NBC Dateline recently aired an episode that covered it in depth.

Dec 17, 2023

Announcing the launch of Acoustical Focus

Wave Sciences is proud to announce the launch of Acoustical Focus, the first application powered by the GLIMPSE(tm) computational acoustics engine for refocusing multichannel audio.

Aug 28, 2023

Wave Sciences Helps Develop Wash-and-Wear Smart Garment That Hears

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) — the advanced research and development arm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence — recently launched a cutting-edge program that aims to make performance-grade, computerized clothing a reality.

Jan 5, 2023

Deepfake Video and Audio: Is it real or is it Memorex?

Wave Sciences Founder, Keith McElveen, will be giving a presentation at the Charleston Technology Center on Deepfake Video and Audio on Wednesday, January 18th, 2023.

Nov 29, 2022

Have we discovered how humans hear in a cocktail party?

Ever since 1953 when Dr. Colin Cherry coined the term “the cocktail party problem” to describe the mystery as to how humans are able to distinguish one voice from another in a noisy, reverberant room using only two ears, scientists have been trying to puzzle it out, without success. The mystery may now have been solved. Researchers from Wave Sciences published a paper at the recent International Congress on Acoustics (Gyeongju, Korea) in which we hypothesized that the approach underlying our patented GLIMPSE speech separation method is a computational model for human spatial hearing. The title of the paper was “A Proposed Signal Processing Model Of Human Spatial Hearing Using Interaural Cross Correlation and Auditory Glimpsing To Estimate Green’s Functions.”

Nov 29, 2022

Making Even More Waves in Murder-For-Hire Case

The following video was created from evidence released by the State of Florida in its case against Charles (Charlie) Adelson regarding the murder of Dan Markel. The video contains both pre- and post-enhancement versions of the evidence. Enhanced Matsuri Restaurant Meeting FBI Recording: FL v. Charles Adelson (Dan Markel murder) uncut.

Aug 17, 2022

Our Source Separation Algorithm Makes Waves in Murder-For-Hire Case

Wave Sciences’ patented source separation engine - code named GLIMPSE - was used in the ongoing Dan Markel murder case in Florida. Originally, crucial audio evidence recorded in a noisy restaurant was deemed inadmissible by the judge as it was unintelligible, even after being enhanced using the best practices and technology available. However, once GLIMPSE was applied to the problem, the entire recording was allowed.

Jun 15, 2021

The Acoustical Society of America's 180th Meeting

Results from recent testing of our source separation technology were presented on June 3rd at the Acoustical Society of America’s Acoustics in Focus meeting. Our founder, J. Keith McElveen, discussed the Cocktail Party Problem and how combining human-inspired glimpsing of brief auditory snippets of speech with machine learning was able to isolate the desired talkers with only 4 or 6 microphones, whether the talkers were in the near- or far-fields.

Mar 17, 2021

Wave Sciences announces two new patents

The US Patent and Trademark Office has informed Wave Sciences that it is issuing two new patents - one for a source-separating Wearable Microphone Array and the other for a source-separating Visible Light Audio System. These inventions are targeted at far-field speech capture and recognition in crowded, noisy, reverberant conditions with many simultaneous talkers - otherwise known as the Cocktail Party Scenario. These inventions isolate individual talkers from the babel, enabling them to be heard loudly and clearly using our patented Glimpse(tm) system and method.

Jul 16, 2020

A ground-breaking solution to the "Cocktail Party Problem" has been patented

Wave Sciences is pleased to announce that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will shortly be issuing US 10,735,887 - a patent for our Spatial Audio Array Processing System and Method. This ground-breaking innovation enables a compact microphone array to extract individual voices from a cocktail party babel in uncontrolled, real-world situations - even with sound sources in-between the array and the desired talker(s). This invention is particularly relevant to conferencing systems, hearing assistive devices, and smart speakers.

May 7, 2020

Wave Sciences announces a new patent

The US Patent and Trademark Office has informed Wave Sciences that it is issuing a patent for our Portable Computing Device Microphone Array that can be added to any existing laptop, tablet, or smartphone simply by attaching a case or cover with our technology embedded within. This invention is targeted at individuals with hearing loss who need to hear remotely in noisy or distant conditions, such as students in a classroom or lecture hall.

Mar 18, 2020

Wave Sciences announces two new patents

The US Patent and Trademark Office has informed Wave Sciences that it is issuing two patents for recent innovations. The first patent is for a variation of our Visible Light Audio System that employs our breakthrough array processing technology. It is targeted at individuals with hearing loss that are present in the space or who are listening remotely via teleconferencing. The second patent is a variation of our Smart Garment Hearing technology that integrates the microphones more tightly into the garment. This invention is targeted at individuals with hearing loss or who otherwise would benefit from directional audio to hear better in noise or across distance.

Oct 7, 2019

Wave Sciences announces two patents that enable smart speakers to hear better in noise

The US Patent and Trademark Office has informed Wave that it is issuing two patents for its novel, mechanical approach to helping smart speakers hear better in noisy conditions. The invention drew inspiration from the acoustic mirrors carved into England’s White Cliffs of Dover during the early days of World War II. Microphones were placed on a shelf below the acoustic mirrors, which were half-parabolas, to hear approaching German bombers from across the English Channel and sound the alarm. Warping the half-parabola shape of the Cliffs into a ring and then engineering the curvature and other dimensions appropriately to focus sound on a ring-shaped array of microphones led to a structure that helps popular smart speakers (you know the ones) work better in noise and from further away. And they also help the speakers sound better too!

Sep 24, 2019

Wave Sciences' founder speaking at The Citadel on September 25th

J. Keith McElveen will be giving a talk on Wearable Hearing at The Citadel at 4pm EDT on September 25, 2019. The event is open to the public. Details can be found in the news article.

Sep 8, 2019

Wave Sciences' Founder on Television

Watch the 843TV interview with Wave Sciences’ founder, Keith McElveen on Youtube.

Jul 5, 2019

A light bulb that helps you hear

Wave Sciences’ patent for visible light communications to enable businesses to easily comply with American Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements for accommodating individuals with hearing loss is now available online.

May 6, 2019

TEDxCharleston The Future of Hearing is Loud and Clear

Watch the talk on Youtube.

Apr 30, 2019

Wave Sciences in the news: Post and Courier article on smart garment hearing

Post and Courier article about Wave Sciences: Charleston-based company could provide the next evolution in hearing loss solutions

Apr 19, 2019

A visible light communications patent for audio applications

The US Patent and Trademark Office has issued a utility patent to Wave Sciences for a visible light communications (VLC) audio system using compact fluorescent light (CFL) and light emitting diode (LED) bulbs. Individuals with hearing loss are expected to benefit from this innovative way to listen to recorded or live audio without the interference and fading issues of radio frequency technologies. Businesses open to the public are expected to likewise benefit from an affordable and convenient path to ADA compliance.

Oct 14, 2024

See Acoustical Focus in action and Southeast NATIA 2024

We will be demonstrating our Acoustical Focus application for audio forensics, speech extraction, and acoustic analysis at the NATIA 2024 Southeast Chapter Training & Technology Exhibition in Nashville, TN, on December 4th and 5th.

Oct 7, 2024

See Acoustical Focus in action at TSU 2024

We will be demonstrating our Acoustical Focus application for audio forensics, speech extraction, and acoustic analysis at the National Technical Surveillance Professional Development Forum in Nottingham, UK, between November 4th and 6th, 2024.

Sep 30, 2024

See Acoustical Focus in action at the 2024 Fall MATIA

We will be demonstrating our Acoustical Focus application for audio forensics, speech extraction, and acoustic analysis at the 2024 Fall Mid-Atlantic Chapter Technology Exhibition in Atlantic City, New Jersey between November 5th and 6th.

Sep 25, 2024

See Acoustical Focus in action at Future Forces 2024

We will be demonstrating our Acoustical Focus application for audio forensics, speech extraction, and acoustic analysis at the Future Forces International Exhibition 2024 Advanced Technologies in Defence and Security in Prague, Czech Republic between October 16th and 18th.

Sep 5, 2024

News Coverage by the BBC

Emma Woollacott's brilliant article for the BBC about Wave Science's cocktail party breakthrough is excellent reading.

Aug 27, 2024

Steady Progress with Acoustical Focus: What's New and What's Coming

Wave Sciences is committed to continuously enhancing Acoustical Focus to meet the evolving needs of our valued users. We're excited to share some updates on our latest releases and what's on the horizon. Read on to learn more.

Jul 1, 2024

See Acoustical Focus in action at NATIA 2024

We will be demonstrating our Acoustical Focus application for audio forensics, speech extraction, and acoustic analysis at the National Technical Investigator's Association Training Conference and Exhibition 2024 in Providence, Rhode Island between July 16th and 18th, 2024.

May 28, 2024

US Patent Office Grants New Patent for GLIMPSE Computational Acoustics Engine

We are thrilled to announce that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted us a new patent for our groundbreaking GLIMPSE computational acoustics engine. Read on to learn more.

Feb 12, 2024

See Acoustical Focus in action at Security & Policing 2024

We will be demonstrating our Acoustical Focus(tm) application for audio forensics, speech enhancement, and source separation at Security & Policing 2024 in UK between 12-14 March 2024.

Feb 9, 2024

NBC Dateline episode on the Dan Markel murder case

For those following the Dan Markel murder case (Florida, USA), NBC Dateline recently aired an episode that covered it in depth.

Dec 17, 2023

Announcing the launch of Acoustical Focus

Wave Sciences is proud to announce the launch of Acoustical Focus, the first application powered by the GLIMPSE(tm) computational acoustics engine for refocusing multichannel audio.

Aug 28, 2023

Wave Sciences Helps Develop Wash-and-Wear Smart Garment That Hears

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) — the advanced research and development arm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence — recently launched a cutting-edge program that aims to make performance-grade, computerized clothing a reality.

Jan 5, 2023

Deepfake Video and Audio: Is it real or is it Memorex?

Wave Sciences Founder, Keith McElveen, will be giving a presentation at the Charleston Technology Center on Deepfake Video and Audio on Wednesday, January 18th, 2023.

Nov 29, 2022

Have we discovered how humans hear in a cocktail party?

Ever since 1953 when Dr. Colin Cherry coined the term “the cocktail party problem” to describe the mystery as to how humans are able to distinguish one voice from another in a noisy, reverberant room using only two ears, scientists have been trying to puzzle it out, without success. The mystery may now have been solved. Researchers from Wave Sciences published a paper at the recent International Congress on Acoustics (Gyeongju, Korea) in which we hypothesized that the approach underlying our patented GLIMPSE speech separation method is a computational model for human spatial hearing. The title of the paper was “A Proposed Signal Processing Model Of Human Spatial Hearing Using Interaural Cross Correlation and Auditory Glimpsing To Estimate Green’s Functions.”

Nov 29, 2022

Making Even More Waves in Murder-For-Hire Case

The following video was created from evidence released by the State of Florida in its case against Charles (Charlie) Adelson regarding the murder of Dan Markel. The video contains both pre- and post-enhancement versions of the evidence. Enhanced Matsuri Restaurant Meeting FBI Recording: FL v. Charles Adelson (Dan Markel murder) uncut.

Aug 17, 2022

Our Source Separation Algorithm Makes Waves in Murder-For-Hire Case

Wave Sciences’ patented source separation engine - code named GLIMPSE - was used in the ongoing Dan Markel murder case in Florida. Originally, crucial audio evidence recorded in a noisy restaurant was deemed inadmissible by the judge as it was unintelligible, even after being enhanced using the best practices and technology available. However, once GLIMPSE was applied to the problem, the entire recording was allowed.

Jun 15, 2021

The Acoustical Society of America's 180th Meeting

Results from recent testing of our source separation technology were presented on June 3rd at the Acoustical Society of America’s Acoustics in Focus meeting. Our founder, J. Keith McElveen, discussed the Cocktail Party Problem and how combining human-inspired glimpsing of brief auditory snippets of speech with machine learning was able to isolate the desired talkers with only 4 or 6 microphones, whether the talkers were in the near- or far-fields.

Mar 17, 2021

Wave Sciences announces two new patents

The US Patent and Trademark Office has informed Wave Sciences that it is issuing two new patents - one for a source-separating Wearable Microphone Array and the other for a source-separating Visible Light Audio System. These inventions are targeted at far-field speech capture and recognition in crowded, noisy, reverberant conditions with many simultaneous talkers - otherwise known as the Cocktail Party Scenario. These inventions isolate individual talkers from the babel, enabling them to be heard loudly and clearly using our patented Glimpse(tm) system and method.

Jul 16, 2020

A ground-breaking solution to the "Cocktail Party Problem" has been patented

Wave Sciences is pleased to announce that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will shortly be issuing US 10,735,887 - a patent for our Spatial Audio Array Processing System and Method. This ground-breaking innovation enables a compact microphone array to extract individual voices from a cocktail party babel in uncontrolled, real-world situations - even with sound sources in-between the array and the desired talker(s). This invention is particularly relevant to conferencing systems, hearing assistive devices, and smart speakers.

May 7, 2020

Wave Sciences announces a new patent

The US Patent and Trademark Office has informed Wave Sciences that it is issuing a patent for our Portable Computing Device Microphone Array that can be added to any existing laptop, tablet, or smartphone simply by attaching a case or cover with our technology embedded within. This invention is targeted at individuals with hearing loss who need to hear remotely in noisy or distant conditions, such as students in a classroom or lecture hall.

Mar 18, 2020

Wave Sciences announces two new patents

The US Patent and Trademark Office has informed Wave Sciences that it is issuing two patents for recent innovations. The first patent is for a variation of our Visible Light Audio System that employs our breakthrough array processing technology. It is targeted at individuals with hearing loss that are present in the space or who are listening remotely via teleconferencing. The second patent is a variation of our Smart Garment Hearing technology that integrates the microphones more tightly into the garment. This invention is targeted at individuals with hearing loss or who otherwise would benefit from directional audio to hear better in noise or across distance.

Oct 7, 2019

Wave Sciences announces two patents that enable smart speakers to hear better in noise

The US Patent and Trademark Office has informed Wave that it is issuing two patents for its novel, mechanical approach to helping smart speakers hear better in noisy conditions. The invention drew inspiration from the acoustic mirrors carved into England’s White Cliffs of Dover during the early days of World War II. Microphones were placed on a shelf below the acoustic mirrors, which were half-parabolas, to hear approaching German bombers from across the English Channel and sound the alarm. Warping the half-parabola shape of the Cliffs into a ring and then engineering the curvature and other dimensions appropriately to focus sound on a ring-shaped array of microphones led to a structure that helps popular smart speakers (you know the ones) work better in noise and from further away. And they also help the speakers sound better too!

Sep 24, 2019

Wave Sciences' founder speaking at The Citadel on September 25th

J. Keith McElveen will be giving a talk on Wearable Hearing at The Citadel at 4pm EDT on September 25, 2019. The event is open to the public. Details can be found in the news article.

Sep 8, 2019

Wave Sciences' Founder on Television

Watch the 843TV interview with Wave Sciences’ founder, Keith McElveen on Youtube.

Jul 5, 2019

A light bulb that helps you hear

Wave Sciences’ patent for visible light communications to enable businesses to easily comply with American Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements for accommodating individuals with hearing loss is now available online.

May 6, 2019

TEDxCharleston The Future of Hearing is Loud and Clear

Watch the talk on Youtube.

Apr 30, 2019

Wave Sciences in the news: Post and Courier article on smart garment hearing

Post and Courier article about Wave Sciences: Charleston-based company could provide the next evolution in hearing loss solutions

Apr 19, 2019

A visible light communications patent for audio applications

The US Patent and Trademark Office has issued a utility patent to Wave Sciences for a visible light communications (VLC) audio system using compact fluorescent light (CFL) and light emitting diode (LED) bulbs. Individuals with hearing loss are expected to benefit from this innovative way to listen to recorded or live audio without the interference and fading issues of radio frequency technologies. Businesses open to the public are expected to likewise benefit from an affordable and convenient path to ADA compliance.